Information about #473B45 color

#473B45 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #473B45 belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(71, 59, 69) — 27.8% red, 23.1% green, 27.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 1 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#473B45 is a quiet, subdued grey that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chocolate Lounge (#453C43). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Year (#463C42) and Double Sidewinder (#473F40).

In RGB terms — rgb(71, 59, 69) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #473B45: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #473B45 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#473B45 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#473B45 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#968193

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#B9ABB7

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#DCD5DB

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White

#FFFFFF

#473B45 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#372E36

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#292228

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#1B171B

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Black

#000000

#473B45 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#524650

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#5E545C

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Salt Box

#696268
#747074

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Grey

#808080

#473B45 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#423A45

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#3E3A45

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#473B45 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#3A453C
#3A453C

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#3A4542
#3A4542

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#3E453A
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#473B45
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#44453A
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#453C3A
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#3A453C
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#45423A
#45423A

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#3A453C
#3A453C

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#3A3E45
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Nearest named colors to #473B45

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Chocolate Lounge color link
Chocolate Lounge

#453C43

Light Year color link
Light Year

#463C42

Double Sidewinder color link
Double Sidewinder

#473F40

Black Eel color link
Black Eel

#463E3F

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Jon color link
Jon

#463D3E

Windswept color link
Windswept

#434141

Half Nocturnal color link
Half Nocturnal

#434345

Ship Grey color link
Ship Grey

#3E3A44

Tiri color link
Tiri

#46413E

Loulou color link
Loulou

#4C3347

Bossanova color link
Bossanova

#4C3D4E

#473B45 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#473B45
  • RGB71, 59, 69
  • CMYK0, 5, 1, 72
  • CSSrgb(71, 59, 69)
  • HSL310°, 9%, 25%
  • HSL Precise310°, 9.231%, 25.49%
  • HSV310°, 17%, 28%
  • HSB310°, 17%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.278, 0.231, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.278, 0.231, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.278, 0.231, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID473B45
  • DECIMAL ID4668229
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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